GCAA Baseball Coaches announce 2017 All-Region teams *UPDATED*
May 10, 2017
The GCAA Baseball coaches selected their All-Region teams, along with selecting the Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Gold Glove team for 2017 season.
*UPDATED with All Tournament selections.*
Defensive Player of the Year-Chris Schwarzer AC Player of the Year- Payton Phillips EGSC Coach of the Year - Matt Passauer EGSC
First Team All Conference Outfielders - Bryce Shupe ABAC, Matt Harman GSC, Micah Strickland GSC Infielders - Chase Sudduth GSC, KC Brown SGSC, Justin Russell ABAC, Mike Branche AC Catcher - Blake Bottomley GSC DH - Matt Vaccaro GHC
Pitchers - Payton Phillips EGSC, Johnathan Robinson GSC
Closer - Braxton Johns EGSC
Second Team All Conference
Outfielders - Brandon Roberts EGSC, Marcus Chan EGSC, Avery Roth WGTC Infielders - Jonathan White GHC, Josh Jackson ABAC, Chase Hinson SGSC, Dane Bullock GSC
Catcher - Chris Schwarzer AC
DH-Ryan Wesley GSC
Pitchers -Jake McLinskey WGTC, Matthew Norton GHC
Closer - Bailey Isbell GSC
Gold Glove Team
Catcher - Chris Schwarzer AC
First Base - Nick Fink GHC
Second Base - Justin Russell ABAC
SS - Brett Usry - ABAC
Third Base - KC Brown SGSC
Outfielders - Devin Bilardello GHC, Bryce Shupe ABAC, Marcus Chan EGSC Pitcher - Payton Phillips EGSC
All Tournament Team Matthew Vaccaro (MVP), Caleb McElwaney, Drew Wilson, Colby Taylor - Georgia Highlands Blake Howell, Blake Durrence, Bryce Shupe - ABAC Bradley Cammack, Garrison Hurd- S. Georgia State Mike Branche, Roman Oliu - Andrew College
*UPDATED with All Tournament selections.*
Defensive Player of the Year-Chris Schwarzer AC Player of the Year- Payton Phillips EGSC Coach of the Year - Matt Passauer EGSC
First Team All Conference Outfielders - Bryce Shupe ABAC, Matt Harman GSC, Micah Strickland GSC Infielders - Chase Sudduth GSC, KC Brown SGSC, Justin Russell ABAC, Mike Branche AC Catcher - Blake Bottomley GSC DH - Matt Vaccaro GHC
Pitchers - Payton Phillips EGSC, Johnathan Robinson GSC
Closer - Braxton Johns EGSC
Second Team All Conference
Outfielders - Brandon Roberts EGSC, Marcus Chan EGSC, Avery Roth WGTC Infielders - Jonathan White GHC, Josh Jackson ABAC, Chase Hinson SGSC, Dane Bullock GSC
Catcher - Chris Schwarzer AC
DH-Ryan Wesley GSC
Pitchers -Jake McLinskey WGTC, Matthew Norton GHC
Closer - Bailey Isbell GSC
Gold Glove Team
Catcher - Chris Schwarzer AC
First Base - Nick Fink GHC
Second Base - Justin Russell ABAC
SS - Brett Usry - ABAC
Third Base - KC Brown SGSC
Outfielders - Devin Bilardello GHC, Bryce Shupe ABAC, Marcus Chan EGSC Pitcher - Payton Phillips EGSC
All Tournament Team Matthew Vaccaro (MVP), Caleb McElwaney, Drew Wilson, Colby Taylor - Georgia Highlands Blake Howell, Blake Durrence, Bryce Shupe - ABAC Bradley Cammack, Garrison Hurd- S. Georgia State Mike Branche, Roman Oliu - Andrew College